CFAB/MFIF Projects Approved by the Commission

Some research and monitoring projects are joint-funded with the RFAB/VSRFDF (recreational saltwater license fund). The approved projects are listed in the recreational Approved section of the website. The final reports for these projects are listed in the recreational Completed section of the website.

Projects Approved (May - September 2011)

Funding

Current Contract End Date

Marketing of the Virginia Aquaculture Oyster. (PDF)

Commercial $50,000

2/28/2013

Federal Assistance (Wallop-Breaux) Matching Funds, Federal FY 2012.

Recreational $286,856
Commercial $35,000

VMRC

2012 Estimating Relative Abundance of Young-of-Year American Eel in the Virginia Tributaries of Chesapeake Bay.

Recreational $23,329
Commercial $23,329

12/31/2012

Boat Scarring Effects on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Virginia: Recovery Patterns (Year 12).

Recreational $11,300
Commercial $11,300

8/31/2012

Projects Approved (May - September 2010)

Funding

Current Contract End Date

Product Development for Cownose Ray. (PDF)

Commercial $55,900

10/31/2012

Federal Assistance (Wallop-Breaux) Matching Funds, Federal FY 2011.

Recreational $312,468
Commercial $13,000

VMRC

2011 Estimating Relative Abundance of Young-of-Year American Eel in the Virginia Tributaries of Chesapeake Bay.

Recreational $23,287
Commercial $23,287

12/31/2011

Boat Scarring Effects on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Virginia: Recovery Patterns (Year 11).

Recreational $10,500
Commercial $10,500

10/31/2011

Estimating Catch-per-Unit-Effort (CPUE) for the 2010 Blue Crab Fishery in Virginia Chesapeake Bay, add-on for July and October..

Commercial $40,000

12/31/2010